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US 6,445,300 B1Granted
Personal emergency information transmitter
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorDavid J. Luman
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Abstract
This invention relates to a small, wireless transmitter which contains important, personal information, such as the user's name, address, current medications, allergies, contact information or the like. When the user gets into trouble or becomes incapacitated, the transmitter could be used to send a signal to emergency response personnel. In this manner, emergency response personnel could respond to the distress signal and assist the user.
Claims10
An emergency distress response method, comprising the steps of:
- downloading of a first and a second portions of personal information by a user into a transmitter;
- encrypting said first portion of said personal information with a public key;
- encrypting said second portion of said personal information with a private key;
- encountering a distress/emergency situation by said user;
- transmitting a signal by said transmitter;
- interacting with said transmitter by emergency personnel;
- downloading said first portion of said personal information by said emergency personnel;
- determining if said first portion of personal information is adequate;
- downloading, if necessary, said second portion of said personal information;
- determining if said user is from out-of-town;
- and
- contacting, if necessary, a user's local authority.
9 more elements
An out-of-town/local determination/emergency distress response method, comprising the steps of:
- downloading of a first and second portions of personal information by a user into a transmitter;
- encrypting said first portion of said personal information with a public key;
- encrypting said second portion of said personal information with a private key;
- encountering a distress/emergency situation by said user;
- transmitting a signal by said transmitter;
- interacting with said transmitter by emergency personnel;
- downloading said first portion of said personal information by said emergency personnel;
- determining if said first portion of personal information is adequate;
- determining if said user is from out-of-town;
- contacting, if necessary, a user's local authority;
- and
- downloading, if necessary, said second portion of said personal information.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.